Perhaps you have seen the meme where the parable of the lost sheep is used as a Biblical proof text for Black Lives Matter. Well folks that is totally out of context. The reason the shepherd would leave the 99 other sheep with the under shepherd to go after the 1 is because...
the ENTIRE flock mattered. That entire flock was his life. It was his livelihood. The reason that one sheep was not with the 99 was because it had wandered away and many times when the shepherd found the wayward sheep he would...
discipline it by breaking its legs and carrying it to teach it the importance of staying with the flock. So please stop sharing that meme. It doesn't mean what you want it to mean. With that said, I believe that the lives of black men and women who have been victims of...
racial injustice matter. I believe we should stand with victims of racial injustice and rebuke perpetrators of racial injustice. That stance is Biblical but Christian please make sure you understand the original context of a passage BEFORE you attempt...
to make modern day application with it. Hermeneutics rant over.
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